Powerful women tend to be called by their first name. It's not an accident NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to University of Houston's Mirya Holman about why women in political leadership tend to be referred to by their first names more often than their male counterparts. Erika Ryan
After hitting a car, a scared 19-year-old was comforted by the other driver On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: When Lilah Clevey was younger, she T-boned another car. She was comforted by the driver as she cried.
NBA signs media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon, leaving TNT behind The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.
LeVar Burton talks about his changing definition of success on NPR's 'Wild Card' Actor LeVar Burton experienced massive success early in life. In a round of Wild Card with Rachel Martin, he says his definition of success has had to change over time.
Family members of Israeli hostages protest Netanyahu's visit Yifat Kalderon's cousin Ofer Kalderon was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7. He was living on Kibbutz Nir Oz when he and his two children were taken captive during the violent attack.
As great white shark populations grow, shark tourism is taking off Great white sharks are becoming more plentiful.
These dictators are different. 'Autocracy, Inc.' explains how The dictators of today aren't united by ideology, writes Anne Applebaum: They operate like companies, focused on preserving their wealth, repressing their people and maintaining power at all costs. Frank Langfitt
'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu says creativity isn't magic — it's hard work Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family-run restaurant: "The guy that in the back of the kitchen, that was my hero." Terry Gross
'Someone Like Us' is a fresh, idiosyncratic novel about immigrating to the U.S. Dinaw Mengestu's ingenuity and eloquence as a writer are on display in this novel about an Ethiopian American man who returns home only to learn that his father has just died. Maureen Corrigan
